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Doll Terms Explained

This is a list of the common terms you may come across on various doll forums, groups or websites.

If you have any other terms you would like to add to the list or would like to know the meaning of a word, please leave a comment below.

Doll Questions

What does stock mean?
Stock means the items that arrive with the doll such as the clothing and accessories. Sometimes the wig could be part of the stock

What is face-up?
Face-up refers to the dolls makeup everything to the eyebrows, eyelashes, cheeks, and lastly the lips of your doll

What does OOAK mean?
OOAK means One Of A Kind. These are usually customized dolls that are, One of A Kind

What are eyechips?
Eye chips are the dolls eyes. They come in different materials like acrylic and glass.

What does Rewigged mean?
Rewigged means, taking off a wig and replacing it with a new wig.

What does Rechipped mean?
Rechipped simply means changing out the dolls eyes (eyechips)

Please explain a grail doll?
A grail doll is the most wanted/must have doll for a collector. It’s your “must own” doll

What does the term Feeler mean? Example: Pullip Papin is a “Feeler”
Feeler occurs when someone has a doll they’re thinking about selling but they’re not certain if they’re ready to part with their doll.

So they present to the other collectors to give so to want offer they’ll get for the doll.

This allows the seller to gauge the dolls value (market price) and since its a feeler, the owner of the doll has the option of selling the doll or keeping the doll in their collection

Azone Doll Body Sizes

1/3 Scale

  • AZO2
    • Bust Size: C, G, I
  • 50cm
    • Bust Size: S, M, L
  • 48cm
    • Bust Size: S, M, L
  • 45cm
    • Body Type: AZT8-45
    • Bust Size: S

1/6 Pureneemo 2 Feel Body

Aims for a lovely feminine form using the structure of the Pureneemo 2 Emotion body. The skin is made from special material that makes feel moist and smooth like real skin

  • Girl – S
    • Skin Tones: White
    • Body Type: Silky Skin
    • Item Code: PFL061
  • Girl – M
    • Skin Tones: White
    • Body Type: Silky Skin
    • Item Code: PFL062

1/6 Pureneemo 2 Emotion

 Thinner the the Pureneemo Flection bodies with an increase range of motion

  • Girl – S
    • Skin Tones: Flesh and White
    • Item Code: PFL043, PFL044, PFL054
  • Girl – M
    • Skin Tones: White
    • Item Code: PFL060

1/6 Pureneemo Flection & Pureneemo Flection Fully Movable Type

Pureneemo Flection = 20 movable parts are provided on the elbows, groin, knees, ankles, etc.

Pureneemo Flection Fully Moveable Type = has a movable axis added to the shoulder and hip joints

  • Girl – XS
    • Skin Tones: Flesh and White
    • Body Type: Pureneemo Flection
    • Item Code: PFL051, PFL008, PFL007
  • Girl – S
    • Skin Tones: Flesh and White
    • Body Type: Pureneemo Flection & Pureneemo Flection Fully Moveable
    • Item Code: PFL049, PFL020, PFL016, PFL015, PFL003, PFL002, PFL001
  • Girl – S/LL Bust
    • Skin Tones: Flesh
    • Body Type: Pureneemo Flection Fully Movable
    • Item Code: PFL027
  • Girl – M
    • Skin Tones: Flesh and White
    • Body Type: Pureneemo Flection & Pureneemo Flection Fully Moveable
    • Item Code: PFL050, PFL018, PFL005, PFL004
  • Girl – M/LL Bust Skin Tones: Flesh
    • Body Type: Pureneemo Flection Fully Movable
    • Item Code: PFL013, PFL014
  • Girl – L
    • Skin Tones: Flesh/Nature and White
    • Body Type: Pureneemo Flection Fully Movable – Discontinued/produced in spots
    • Item Code: PFL017
  • Boy – XS
    • Skin Tones: Flesh, Tan and White
    • Body Type: XS Pureneemo Flection & Pureneemo Flection Fully Moveable
    • Item Code: PFL052, PFL026, PFL019
  • Boy – S
    • Skin Tones: Flesh and White
    • Body Type: Pureneemo Flection & Pureneemo Flection Fully Moveable
    • Item Code: PFL053
  • Boy – M
    • Skin Tones: Flesh and White
    • Body Type: Pureneemo Flection Fully Moveable
    • Item Code: PFL045 & PFL046
  • Boy – L
    • Skin Tones: White
    • Body Type: Pureneemo Flection
    • Item Code: PFL067
  • Boy – XL
    • Skin Tones: White
    • Body Type: Pureneemo Flection
    • Item Code: PFL068

Pureneemo Advance

Partially exchangeable parts like elbows and knee offering aa wider range of poses and body lines

  • Type: A, B, C, D, E, F
    • Body Type: Discontinued
    • Item Code: PAA001, PAB001, PAC001, PAD001, PAE001, PAF001

Pureneemo Soft Vinyl

  • Type: A, B
    • Body Type: Discontinued
    • Item Code: PAA101, PAB101

1/12 Picconeemo

Movable body that looks like the 1/6 pureneemo body with movement in the shoulder & hip joints

Joint Enhancement = more movement in the stomach and waist

  • Girl – P
    • Skin Tones: Light Tan, Milky White, White
    • Item Code: PCN021
  • Girl – D
    • Skin Tones: White
    • Body Type: Sister Small Hands & Feet
    • Item Code: PCN022
  • Girl – D
    • Skin Tones: White
    • Body Type: Small Hands & Feet
    • Item Code: PCN020
  • Girl – D
    • Skin Tones: White
    • Item Code: PCN014
  • Girl – D
    • Skin Tones: Flesh and White
    • Body Type: Discontinued
    • Item Code: PCD001 and PCD002
  • Girl – S/LL Bust
    • Skin Tones: Flesh and White
    • Item Code: PCN023
  • Girl – S
    • Skin Tones: Flesh and White
    • Item Code: PCN010
  • Girl – S
    • Skin Tones: Flesh and White
    • Body Type: Joint Enhancement
    • Item Code: PCN006
  • Girl – S
    • Skin Tones: Flesh and White
    • Body Type: Discontinued
    • Item Code: PCN001 & PCN002
  • Girl – M/LL Bust
    • Skin Tones: Flesh and White
    • Item Code: PCN024
  • Girl – M
    • Skin Tones: Flesh and White
    • Item Code: PCN011
  • Girl – M
    • Skin Tones: Flesh and White
    • Body Type: Joint Enhancement
    • Item Code: PCN007
  • Girl – M
    • Skin Tones: Flesh and White
    • Body Type: Discontinued
    • Item Code: PCN003
  • Boy – D
    • Skin Tones: White
    • Item Code: PCN019
  • Boy – M
    • Skin Tones: White
    • Item Code: PCN013

Blythe Face Mold Terms

BL: The face mold for the very first Blythe doll was the BL mold which was introduced in 2001 and lasted till 2002. A total of 6 dolls where manufactured with the BL face mold. The BL Blythes had boggled eyes, meaning they showed no eyelids and they also had Licca bodies

Excellent Blythe (EBL): They were the 2nd face mold for Blythe and lasted during the period of 2002-2005. The EBL body type is reminisce of the original Kenner dolls. The boggled eye look was removed to showcase more of the dolls eyelids

Superior Blythe (SBL): The third face mold. SBL Blythes are recognizable for their yellowish eyeballs. Takara is said to have scanned the original Kenner dolls face mold to closely resemble the SBL Blythe dolls

The SBL mold begun in 2003 and end in 2008. With the new SBL mold the eye mechanism made the dolls appear to be gazing downward. Takara later resolved this issue after the release of Blythe Silver Snow to make the dolls look upwards

Radiance Blythe (RBL): This face mode became available in late 2006-2013. Customization was easier since it was no longer difficult to take apart the head

Fairest Blythe (FBL): They made their appearance in 2009

Radiance + Blythe (RBL+): This face mode was introduced in 2013 and is still currently used

Radiance Evolution: This face mold was presented in 2022 with the release of the 1st Neo Blythe manufactured by Good Smile Company. It based off the  Radiance Renewal mold

Ashton-Drake Galleries (ADG): This line of Blythe dolls was manufactured in 2005-2008 by Hasbro in America. The dolls were reproduction of the original Kenner Blythe dolls